The Classic Love Album

Giacomo Puccini (Artist), Claude Debussy (Artist), Franz Lehár (Artist), Fryderyk Chopin (Artist), Leonard Bernstein (Artist), Domenico Scarlatti (Artist), Gaetano Donizetti (Artist), Jules Massenet (Artist), Johannes Brahms (Artist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Samuel Barber (Artist), John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Artist), Sergey Rachmaninov (Artist), Claudio Monteverdi (Artist), Franz Liszt (Artist), Richard Rodgers (Artist), Robert Schumann (Artist), Berliner Philharmoniker (Artist), London Philharmonia Orchestra (Artist), Wiener Philharmoniker (Artist), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Artist), London Festival Orchestra (Artist), Berlin State Opera Orchestra (Artist), London Symphony Orchestra (Artist), English Northern Philharmonia (Artist), Herbert von Karajan (Artist), Giuseppe Sinopoli (Artist), John Eliot Gardiner (Artist), James Levine (Artist), Ross Pople (Artist), Tamas Vasary (Artist), Peters (Artist), Yuri Akhronovich (Artist), Paul Daniel (Artist), Plácido Domingo (Artist), Bryn Terfel (Artist), Anne-Sophie Mutter (Artist), Lambert Orkis (Artist), José Carreras (Artist), Cheryl Studer (Artist), Kiri Te Kanawa (Artist), Ivo Pogorelich (Artist), Luciano Pavarotti (Artist), Patrick Gallois (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000001GZQ
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

1. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle

2. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Humming Chorus: Coro a bocca chiusa

3. Beau soir ('Lorsque au soleil couchant les rivičres sont roses'), song for voice & piano, L. 6

4. Lippen schweigen (Lips Stay Silent) (from 'Die lustige Witwe')

5. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109

6. Maria, song (for the musical West Side Story)

7. Tonight, song (from 'West Side Story')

8. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 9 (L. 413), 'Pastorale'

9. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima

10. Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera 'Thaďs')

11. Romances and songs (5) for voice(s) & piano, Op. 84: Wie Melodien zieht es

12. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Deh vieni, non tardar

13. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ('Coronation') K. 537: Larghetto

14. The Daisies, for voice & piano, Op. 2/1: The Daisies

15. And I Love Her: arranged by Takeuchi

16. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro

17. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation XVIII

18. L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308: Pur ti miro

19. Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major 'Lento placido', S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2)

20. Some Enchanted Evening, song (for the musical South Pacific)

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An odd assortment of "Love???" songs...but it's still good!, September 26, 2007

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KerrLines ""Movies,Music,Theatre"" (Baltimore,MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Classic Love Album (Audio CD)

This is one incredibly diverse collection cd of songs that are about "love"....hmmm....well,be that as it may,these are the top singers and musicians of our times and each track is well performed and well recorded.Special mention,though, must go to track 20,"Pur Ti Miro" by Claudio Monteverdi.Dana Blanchard and Sylvia McNair melt me with their rendition of this famous Renaissance love song.Their voices are perfect complements to each others. I don't understand the placing of the Scarlatti "Pastorale" Sonata, though, in this collection.Highly recommended for the price and quality.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good quality recording but arguable selection, August 5, 2000

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Augusto Manuel da Costa Meneses (Viseu, Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Classic Love Album (Audio CD)

I'm afraid I cannot rate this CD with more than 3 stars because although the recording quality of this edition is quite good by nowadays standards, the selection of the music does not reflect its title. I was expecting more "well known" tunes, more classical styles represented.